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  "slug": "otis-redding",
  "name": "Otis Redding",
  "description": "Otis Redding appears 2 times in our Soul and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/otis-redding/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
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      "trackKey": "otis-redding--try-a-little-tenderness",
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      "title": "Try a Little Tenderness",
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      "label": "Volt",
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      "whyItMatters": "A 1932 ballad taken slowly for two minutes and then dismantled. Redding's final minute is the single best argument that soul is a technique for controlling release, not for avoiding it.",
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      "title": "Try a Little Tenderness",
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